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EarthMephiton Bus Lane Blocked, He Trained His Computer to Catch Scofflaws

Its a simple problem to solve. Buses equipped with traffic cameras and bus drivers that can issue fines

EarthMephiton Noncompete Clauses: Signing Away the Right to Get a New Job

In Sweden the during the non-compete period you have to pay the employee their full wage, which seems like a fair balance.

If it is that important to the company the employee should be remunerated

EarthMephiton NSA tracking cellphone locations worldwide, Snowden documents show (2013)

The KGB and spy agencies of old used to need to assign agents to sit outside your house to watch you.

The NSA is a different breed of agency, who can now record whatever everyone reads, hears or says and keep these records almost forever.

EarthMephiton Apple Ordered to Pay $625M to Patent Troll in FaceTime Lawsuit

Will membership in a patent co-op protect against a patent troll?

- A patent troll has no products, which could infringe on a co-op's patents - So they can still sue you without risk of retaliation.

- A patent troll often has a financial structure designed to protect any assets that it wins through lawsuits (For instance, maybe if they win a lawsuit they could immediately pay a dividend to shareholders). So even if you win a lawsuit against them the main assets they hold are dodgy patents.